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Dairy Product Production - December 2000

	Dec. 1999	Dec. 2000	% Change	YTD 19991	YTD 20002	% Change
Cheese
American3	309,719	299,359	-3.3	3,576,548	3,678,251	2.8
Cheddar	241,142	232,418	-3.6	2,816,867	2,884,543	2.4
Swiss	18,911	17,845	-5.6	220,466	220,145	-0.1
Brick & Muenster	7,608	7,619	0.1	88,224	91,104	3.3
Cream & Neufchatel	61,154	56,987	-6.8	646,528	683,560	5.7
Hispanic	7,116	7,687	8.0	86,528	95,146	10.0
Mozzarella	226,670	231,664	2.2	2,518,832	2,639,476	4.8
Other Italian	59,134	52,999	-10.4	623,815	654,310	4.9
Total Italian	285,804	284,663	-0.4	3,142,647	3,293,786	4.8
All other types	15,503	15,822	2.1	182,694	203,363	11.3
TOTAL CHEESE	705,815	689,982	-2.2	7,944,032	8,263,697	4.0
Butter	119,772	115,854	-3.3	1,275,042	1,304,779	2.3
Cottage cheese - curd	35,060	33,588	-4.2	465,469	461,629	-0.8
Cottage cheese - creamed	27,190	28,126	3.4	361,581	362,040	0.1
Cottage cheese - lowfat	26,516	26,117	-1.5	360,340	359,710	-0.2
Yogurt (Plain & Flav.)	148,393	138,334	-6.8	1,746,181	1,820,473	4.3
Canned Evap. & Cond.	39,820	44,077	10.7	470,021	448,338	-4.6
Dry Whole Milk	9,094	6,513	-28.4	117,991	111,757	-5.3
NFDM - Human	126,095	119,013	-5.6	1,378,190	1,460,369	6.0
Dry Skim - Animal	433	512	18.2	4,817	5,525	14.7
Dry Buttermilk	4,690	4,668	-0.5	53,835	49,181	-8.6
Cond. Whey - Human	9,896	6,111	-38.2	106,183	100,061	-5.8
Cond. Whey - Animal	1,104	1,155	4.6	16,204	13,659	-15.7
Dry Whey - Human	94,386	87,112	-7.7	1,083,435	1,105,298	2.0
Dry Whey - Animal	6,595	8,427	27.8	80,376	92,948	15.6
Lactose - Human & Animal	42,537	43,720	2.8	473,834	505,494	6.7
WPC - Human	29,626	27,927	-5.7	327,978	335,354	2.2
WPC - Animal	3,823	4,088	6.9	45,755	45,047	-1.5
Ice Cream, hard	57,043	53,810	-5.7	866,201	869,422	0.4
Ice Cream, lowfat, total	24,751	22,663	-8.4	393,651	384,357	-2.4
Frozen Yogurt	5,666	5,833	2.9	94,675	89,125	-5.9
Notes: Production reported in thousands of pounds, except frozen products, which are reported in thousands of gallons. Source: USDA. All production percentages are rounded. 1Reflects revised 1998 government figures. 21999 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data. 3Includes Cheddar, Colby, Monterey and Jack.

Milk Production — December 2000

	Dec. 1999	Dec. 2000	Pct. Chg.	YTD 1999	YTD 2000*	Pct. Change
New York	1,008	966	-4.2	12,040	11,968	-0.6
Pennsylvania	916	901	-1.6	10,931	11,156	2.1
Vermont	227	231	1.8	2,712	2,791	2.9
NORTHEAST TOTAL	2,151	2,098	-2.5	25,683	25,915	0.9
Florida	206	207	0.5	2,398	2,457	2.5
Kentucky	139	137	-1.4	1,645	1,700	3.3
Virginia	168	161	-4.2	1,879	1,905	1.4
SOUTHEAST TOTAL	513	505	-1.6	5,922	6,062	2.4
Illinois	173	172	-0.6	2,029	2,094	3.2
Indiana	187	223	19.3	2,185	2,524	15.5
Iowa	321	321	0.0	3,802	3,934	3.5
Michigan	460	471	2.4	5,455	5,633	3.3
Minnesota	807	785	-2.7	9,478	9,503	0.3
Missouri	190	178	-6.3	2,220	2,258	1.7
Ohio	377	379	0.5	4,445	4,609	3.7
Wisconsin	1,931	1,910	-1.1	23,071	23,249	0.8
MIDWEST TOTAL	4,446	4,439	-0.2	52,685	53,804	2.1
Arizona	247	243	-1.6	2,931	3,021	3.1
Idaho	573	609	6.3	6,453	7,220	11.9
New Mexico	406	436	7.4	4,725	5,236	10.8
Texas	487	450	-7.6	5,620	5,699	1.4
WEST TOTAL	1,713	1,738	1.5	19,729	21,176	7.3
California	2,641	2,712	2.7	30,475	32,244	5.8
Washington	464	440	-5.2	5,535	5,573	0.7
FAR WEST TOTAL	3,105	3,152	1.5	36,010	37,817	5.0
20 STATE TOTAL	11,928	11,932	0.0	140,029	144,774	3.4
Note: Production reported in millions of pounds. Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service. *YTD 2000 figures include preliminary current month plus revised previous months’ data.